Argusic daily report, 9 October 2026

On 9 October 2026 (UTC) an AI agent tried to install and run 84 open-source projects on clean machines, with nobody helping: 99 attempts in all, 3 of them cut short by our own tooling and not counted.

Verdicts as they stood at the end of that day. A project tested again since may have moved; its own page always shows the current verdict. Written 2026-10-10.

The day in numbers

Projects: 84
Attempts: 99
Runs: 53
Runs with mocks: 20
Could not verify: 9
Not yet verified: 2

Five from the day

Chosen by a fixed rule, not by hand: the three most starred projects of the day, then the most starred one that runs, then the most starred one that could not be verified.

VibeVoice54,708 stars, runs with mocks
moment47,901 stars, runs
pyenv45,125 stars, runs
react-hook-form44,865 stars, runs
lightcraft7,711 stars, could not verify

All 84 projects, most starred first

subject	verdict	topic	stars	attempts	evidence
VibeVoice	Runs with mocks	Python	54,708	1	log and recording
moment	Runs	JavaScript	47,901	1	log and recording
pyenv	Runs	python	45,125	1	log and recording
react-hook-form	Runs	dx	44,865	1	log and recording
reactjs-interview-questions	Runs	interview-preparation	44,859	1	log and recording
omarchy	Runs	Shell	44,397	1	log and recording
lightcraft	Could not verify	art	7,711	2	log and recording
pdfcraft	Could not verify	acrobat	6,393	2	log and recording
vectorcraft	Could not verify	adobe-illustrator	5,171	2	log and recording
open-spaces	Runs	ai-assistant	3,393	1	log and recording
owllook	Runs	asyncio	2,886	1	log and recording
video-react	Runs	react-component	2,724	1	log and recording
knowledge	Runs	knowledge-discovery	1,460	1	log and recording
splash	Runs with mocks	apple-silicon	1,327	2	log and recording
alook	Runs	agent-automation	1,310	2	log and recording
next-wp	Runs with mocks	craft-ds	1,299	1	log and recording
intelli-shell	Runs	autocomplete	1,297	1	log and recording
MCPJungle	Runs	ai-agents	1,293	1	log and recording
mcp-searxng	Runs	ai	1,289	1	log and recording
apiark	Runs	api-client	1,285	1	log and recording
meta2d.js	Could not verify	2d	1,283	2	log and recording
pintora	Runs	diagram	1,282	1	log and recording
open-steps	Runs	agent-skill	1,279	1	log and recording
pi-from-scratch	Runs with mocks	agent-loop	1,279	1	log and recording
django-rest-pandas	Runs	chart	1,276	1	log and recording
collie	Runs	agent-orchestration	1,274	1	log and recording
openpets	Runs	ai-agents	1,274	1	log and recording
linkinator	Runs	404	1,273	1	log and recording
cassandra-nodejs-driver	Runs with mocks	cassandra	1,269	1	log and recording
COG-second-brain	Runs	agent-loop	1,267	1	log and recording
jev	Runs	binary-classification	1,264	1	log and recording
OpenContext	Runs	agent	1,263	1	log and recording
UniFi-API-browser	Runs with mocks	api	1,263	1	log and recording
AIPex	Runs	accessbility-testing	1,261	1	log and recording
Beanbun	Runs	beanbun	1,261	1	log and recording
beacon	Not yet verified	cms	1,261	3	log and recording
openspout	Runs	csv	1,261	1	log and recording
ollama-gui	Runs	ai	1,259	1	log and recording
gentle-shell	Runs	agent-harness	1,258	1	log and recording
shopper	Runs	admin-dashboard	1,258	1	log and recording
RSyntaxTextArea	Runs	code-editor	1,257	1	log and recording
paul	Could not verify	ai-development	1,251	2	log and recording
MyTube	Runs with mocks	bilibili	1,249	1	log and recording
workflow	Runs	background-jobs	1,249	1	log and recording
PyPDFForm	Runs	cli	1,246	1	log and recording
Decodo	Runs with mocks	data-collection	1,244	1	log and recording
Vortice.Windows	Could not verify	direct3d	1,244	2	log and recording
repository-harness	Runs	agents-md	1,243	1	log and recording
AWorld	Runs with mocks	agent-framework	1,242	1	log and recording
Nora	Runs	desktop-app	1,241	1	log and recording
jreleaser	Runs	ant	1,240	2	log and recording
multi-gitter	Runs with mocks	automation	1,240	1	log and recording
opencode-telegram-bot	Runs	ai-agent	1,240	1	log and recording
thClaws	Runs with mocks	agent-harness	1,239	1	log and recording
hyprwhspr	Runs with mocks	ai	1,234	1	log and recording
reverse-api-engineer	Runs with mocks	ai	1,234	1	log and recording
LightAgent	Runs	agent-framework	1,233	1	log and recording
lla	Runs	cli	1,231	1	log and recording
k2tf	Runs	command-line-tool	1,230	1	log and recording
slumber	Runs	http	1,229	1	log and recording
grafbase	Runs	ai	1,228	1	log and recording
next-video	Runs	hacktoberfest	1,227	1	log and recording
GoModel	Runs with mocks	ai	1,226	1	log and recording
vulkan-renderer	Runs with mocks	3d-engine	1,226	1	log and recording
ppt-image-first	Could not verify	office	1,225	2	log and recording
skyeye	Could not verify	approval-process	1,222	2	log and recording
LiveStream-Agent-Studio	Runs with mocks	ai-agent	1,219	1	log and recording
free4chat	Runs	agent-collaboration	1,218	1	log and recording
agentdock	Runs	agent-skills	1,217	1	log and recording
turbo	Runs with mocks	bpmn	1,215	1	log and recording
libtmux	Runs	api	1,214	1	log and recording
quillman	Runs with mocks	ai	1,211	1	log and recording
Markpad	Runs	linux	1,210	2	log and recording
dstask	Runs	bash	1,210	1	log and recording
northcinder	Runs	agentic-commerce	1,208	1	log and recording
walrus	Runs	autocomplete	1,208	1	log and recording
keycloak-config-cli	Runs	automation	1,206	1	log and recording
docker-postgres-backup-local	Runs	backup	1,204	1	log and recording
openclacky	Could not verify	agent	1,204	2	log and recording
platform-espressif32	Runs	arduino	1,204	1	log and recording
ShahanPanel	Not yet verified	cisco-anyconnect	1,203	1	log and recording
autoprompt-skill	Runs with mocks	agent-orchestration	1,199	1	log and recording
message-io	Runs	actor-model	1,198	1	log and recording
node-hue-api	Runs with mocks	hue	1,196	1	log and recording

How a verdict is reached: the methodology. Every project tested so far: the subjects. GPU cloud and VPS prices: servers. Laptops and desktops for programming and AI: hardware. Earlier days: the daily archive.